The provincial government has to find almost 300 million dollars more for public education next year, just to maintain current service. Early signs are that they will not cover the new costs, leading to extensive layoffs and possible school closures. Helesia Luke is a founding member of the B.C. Society for Public Education.
For more information, check out the facebook page Stop BC Education Cuts [7].
To find out more about Redeye, go to our website [8].
Links:
[1] http://rabble.ca/podcasts/shows/redeye
[2] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/artist/helesia_luke
[3] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/title/b_c_schools_facing_massive_funding_cuts
[4] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/album/redeye_vancouver_cooperative_radio
[5] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/genre/interview
[6] http://rabble.ca/audio/by/year/2010
[7] http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=152591712845
[8] http://www.coopradio.org/redeye
[9] http://rabble.ca/user
[10] http://rabble.ca/user/register